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Event NYC87LA269
Registry · N400AW
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
LANCAIR LC41-550FG
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER (280 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20040910
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4ACB6
Registrant of record
THOMSON ROY
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE ARPT, THE WINDS WERE FROM 280 DEG AT 20 GUSTING 25 KTS. HE BELIEVED THAT WITH THE STRONG X-WIND & GUSTS, IT WOULD BE SAFER TO LAND ON SOD BESIDE THE RWY. DURING THE LANDING, THE MAIN GEAR SANK INTO THE SOD & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PLT STATED THE SOD WAS SOFT AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_NYC87LA269.txt.
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